Animal Poetry

Gather information from the DDL
database about an animal. Each line provides specific information about
your animal. Animals include birds and insects. Below is an example.

Sample Poem

Line 1: Common name

Coyote

Line 2: Four descriptive traits

Black-tipped bushy tails, long legs,
gray to reddish in color, with white under bellies

Line 3: Family of

Family of Canidae

Line 4: Likes to

Likes to swim, run, hunt in packs, and vocalize with others

Line 5: Who eats

Eats mostly meat, but some plants and insects

Line 6: Who lives in

Lives in deserts, open woodlands, and desert brushland

Line 7: Who is seen as

Seen as tricksters, and dangerous to livestock

Line 8: Whose enemies are

Enemies are bears and mountain lions

Line 9: Lifespan

Lives 6 to 7 years

Line 10: Scientific name

Canis latrans

Create your own

Now create your own poem. Draw a picture to go with it and post it in
the Student Gallery. Check the gallery to see the
poetry of other students.

Line 1: Common name
Line 2: Four descriptive traits
Line 3: Family of
Line 4: Likes to
Line 5: Who eats
Line 6: Who lives in
Line 7: Who is seen as
Line 8: Whose enemies are
Line 9: Lifespan
Line 10: Scientific name